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PATET BED OR CRIB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 369,605, datedSeptember 6, 1887,

Application filed April 7, 1887. Serial No. 234,026. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CORNELIUS LUOAOS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Beds or Cribs, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a safety attachment for childrens cribs orbeds and it consists in the construction and arrangement of the partshereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The objects of the invention are to produce a crib or bed which can beused with entire safety, the children being prevented from eitherfalling or climbing therefrom by adustable means attached thereto, andalso to produce an article the parts of which are so arranged that itmay be folded in a single layer without removing the sides or endsthereof.

The invention will be fully understood from the description hereinafterpresented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure l is aperspeetive view of the crib or bed embodying my invention,the safety-netting being stretched across the same. Fig. 2 is a planView of the attachment, the netting being pushed to one side.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts. I

Referring to the drawings, the letter A designates the bed-posts; B, thesides or frame thereof; O, the foot end, and D the head.

To the head and foot posts A are secured the transversal rods or poles Eby means of screw-eyes a, the latter having caps b for the purpose ofhiding the entrance of the screweyes a into the post A. The ends of thepoles or rods E are provided with the ornamental knobs c, which arescrewed into or attached thereto, and which pass through the openings inthe screw-eyes a. In attaching these poles the screw-eyes a and caps Z;are first secured to the posts, and the knobs or balls 0 then passedthrough the said openings in the screweyes a and screwed into the endsof the poles E. At one side of the bed and to the ornamental knob c issecured a pole, F, by means of screw-eyes d, the eyes of the latterpassing around the shanks of the said knobs c and having the screwsthereof passing into the ends of the said pole F, caps 0 being insertedbetween the eyes of said screw-eyes d and the poles E.

It will be understood from the above that the three poles E E F arestationary or immovable, being rigidly but detachably secured to theposts of the bed or crib.

G represents a movable pole, the ends of which are provided withscrew-eyes f, which encircle the supporting-rods E and enter the ends ofthe rod G, which latter is provided on either end with the ornamentalcaps r This arrangement allows the rod G to be moved in either directionacross the top of the bed or crib, the movable pole G being adapted tocarry one edge or side of the safety-netting H. This netting isconstructed of any soft, pliable, and strong material, and is attachedto the sta tionary rod F and the side rods, E, and the movable rod G bya cord of the sarnematerial as the netting being wound around theoutside or edge mesh of said netting and the poles E E, F, and G,thereby avoiding the noise incident to the use of metallic rings.

On top of and near the ends of the supporting-poles E are secured thesprings or clips h, designed for the purpose of holding the movable rodG in position, as shown. in dotted lines in Fig. 2, after the safety-nethas been stretched across the top of the crib to prevent the child fromfalling or climbing therefrom. Instead, however, of having the rod Fstationary, the same might be arranged to move on the rods E in the samemanner as the rod G, in which case both ends of each rod E will beprovided with the springs or clips it, instead of one end only, as shownin the drawings.

When desirable to inclose the child in the bed or crib, it is simplynecessary to move the rod G until it assumes the position as shown indotted lines in Fig. 2, the safetynet H traveling along the rods E andstretching entirely aerossthe top of the crib, and when desired toremove the child it is simply necessary to push the rod G back to itsoriginal position, by reason of which the netting will be noiselesslyfolded up at one side of the crib or bed, as shown in Fig. 2.

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is i 1.The combination, with a childs crib comprising uprightsides and head andfoot boards, of a horizontal rod, F, at one side of the crib, atransverse rod, E, at the head and foot boards, a horizontal rod, G,having a sliding connection at its ends with the transverse rods, and asafety flexible netting, H, secured at its sides to the horizontal rodsand loosely connected at its ends with the transverse rods forstretching the netting over the top of the crib-frame, substantially asdescribed.

2. Thecombinatiomwitha child's crib comprising the upright sides andhead and foot boards, of a transverse rod, E, at the head and footboards, asafety flexible netting, H, secured at one-side and looselyconnected at its ends with the transverse rods,and a horizontal rod, G,secured to the opposite side of the netting and slidable on thetransverse rods to stretch the netting over the top of the crib-frame,substantially as described.

3. The combination, with achilds crib comprising the upright posts A,sides B, and head and foot boards 0 D, of the horizontal side rod, F,and transverse end rods, E, detachably connected with the crib-posts,the safety flexible netting H, secured at one side to said horizontalrod and loosely connected at its ends with the transverse rods, and therod G, secured to'the other side of the netting and having end eyes, f,loosely engaging the trans. verse rods to stretch the netting over thetop of the crib-frame, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with a cribcomprising the corner-posts A, sides B,and head and foot boards 0 D, of the screw-eyes a, secured to the posts,the horizontal transverse rods E, mounted in said screw-eyes, thehorizontal side rod, F, the screw-eyes d, mounted on the transverse rodsand engaging said rod F, the safety flexible netting H, secured at oneside of the latter and loosely connected at its ends with the transverserods, and the movable rod G, secured to the other side of the nettingand having eyes f engaging the transverse rods for stretching thenetting over thetop of the cribframe, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

C. LUOAOS. [L. s;]

Witnesses:

W. G. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

